Development assistance in Vietnam
Australia Awards Vietnam
The Australia Awards Scholarships program in Vietnam is delivered through the Aus4Skills program and aims to improve the quality of human resources in Vietnam through long term study in Australia. These scholarships equip leaders with skills and knowledge to personally drive change and influence development outcomes in Vietnam. They also strengthen public institutions and promote linkages between Australia and Vietnam. Priority areas of study include governance and economic growth, infrastructure and transport, water and sanitation, education, gender equality, agriculture and rural development, regional stability and human rights, disability support, climate change, innovation and health.
Related documents
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Development Scholarships in Vietnam Design Document 2009-2016 | 2008 | Design document |
| Australia-Vietnam Human Resources Development Strategy | 2014 | Strategy |
| Australia-Vietnam Human Resource Development Program 2016-2020 | 2015 | Design document |
| Australia Awards Vietnam Program Completion Report 2009-2016 | 2016 | Completion Report |
| Aus4Skills: Design of non-scholarship HRD components | 2017 | Design document |
| Aus4Skills fact sheet | 2022 | Fact sheet |
| Aus4Skills Phase 2 Mid-Term Review | 2024 | Report and Management Response |
Related links
- Australia Awards–Vietnam website
- DFAT Australia Awards website
- DFAT Australia Awards Fellowships website
- Vietnam Australia Centre website
The Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index
As part of the Aus4Reform program, from 2017 to 2025, Australia will be the main sponsor of the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), with $14 million over seven and a half years representing approximately 90 per cent of overall PAPI funding.
PAPI is the largest time-series national governance and public administration performance monitoring tool in Vietnam exclusively based on citizens' experiences. Since 2009, PAPI has captured and reflected the experiences of 155,962 citizens with diversified demographic features.
PAPI is a policy monitoring tool that measures provinces' performance of governance and public administration (i.e. outputs of local governance, public administration and public services that are experienced by citizens at the provincial level) based on experiences and feedback of citizens (men and women) randomly selected from all 63 provinces in Vietnam.
PAPI provides data and evidence that reflects eight dimensions of government performance: (i) participation in elections and policy making at the local level, (ii) transparency in decision-making, (iii) vertical accountability, (iv) control of corruption in the public sector, (v) public administrative procedures, (vi) public service delivery, (vii) environmental governance, and (viii) e-governance. PAPI has helped different national stakeholders to understand how governance and public administration in Vietnam has changed over time and suggested ways to address governance bottlenecks. As such, PAPI provides a 'gold mine' of data for policymakers and researchers to triangulate government-business-citizen assessments of policy implementation so as to inform subsequent policy reforms and government performance improvement.
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Elimination of Violence against Women and Children in Vietnam
$9.5 million, 2021 – 25
The project aims to ensure that all women and children in Vietnam, including those most vulnerable, are able to live a life free of violence through strengthened prevention strategies and multi-sectoral responses. The project purpose is to strengthen law and policy frameworks, enhance prevention strategies and increase multi-sectoral response efforts to end violence against women and children.
Australian Volunteers Program - Vietnam
The Australian Volunteers program matches skilled Australians from all walks of life with organisations in developing countries to help these organisations deliver their own development objectives. Through meaningful volunteer assignments, the program creates enduring links between Australians and people and organisations in partner countries.
Since 1985 almost 2,000 Australian volunteers have worked for a range of institutions - multilateral, private sector, government, and non-government organisations - in sectors of high priority for Vietnam's development.
Related documents*
| Name of document | Year published | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Volunteers Program in Vietnam fact sheet | 2021 | Fact sheet |
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